Father can be an enemy to the country

"Amitabha, the young monk pays homage to the prince." The monk walked to the foot of the pavilion, folded his hands and saluted Zhu Zhen: "After all these years, your highness is even more elegant than before."

"Master Dao Yan, you are becoming more and more like a high monk." Zhu Zhen nodded towards the monk with a smile. "What brings you here?"

"The evil wind came and blew a fat evil monk." The monk was none other than Daoyan monk Yao Guangxiao.

"The big ears are quite useful." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"That's right, the wind-catching ears can hear from all directions, and the triangular eyes can see yin and yang." Yao Guangxiao walked to the table with a smile and sat down.

"Triangular eye, also known as eyelid skin laxity, is a symptom of aging and loosening of the orbital skin of the elderly. Therefore, when looking at people, you have to raise your chin to reveal your pupils, so you look particularly fierce." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"So this young monk is ill?" Yao Guangxiao said as he picked up the teapot and took a sip, then ate all the refreshments on the table like a whirlwind. Asked: "Can it be cured?"

"It can be cured. Just find two pieces of tape to tape up your eyelids." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"Pfft..." Yao Guangxiao didn't hold back at all, and all the snack dregs in his mouth spurted out.

Zhu Zhen laughed loudly and ordered: "Let the kitchen prepare a bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles for you, and add more meat dishes."

"Yes." Mu Xiang quickly went down to make arrangements.

"Your Majesty is such a good man." Yao Guangxiao wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said happily: "I haven't been so hungry in the past few years."

"Why is Master so hungry?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Can this poor monk not be hungry? I ran all the way from Thang Long along the Red River, and it took me half a month to reach Kunming." Yao Guangxiao complained: "I didn't have a full meal along the way. "

"Then your alms skills are really bad, but your legs and feet are really good." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"I came here on horseback." Yao Guangxiao explained.

"I said so."

"By the way, Your Majesty, I saw a Qianhu when I entered. His appearance is beyond words," Yao Guangxiao lowered his voice and said, "You have to be careful."

"Does he look quite dark?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Well, it turns out that the prince can also read faces?" Yao Guangxiao suddenly said: "That's right, the prince is Liu Bowen's disciple."

"No, that's my fourth brother." Zhu Zhen coughed.

"Ah? Why did His Highness Prince Yan change his position to a thousand households?" Yao Guangxiao asked in surprise, obviously knowing nothing about the recent events in the Ming Dynasty.

"It's a long story, you should eat first." Zhu Zhen said calmly.

At this time, Mu Xiang brought a tray. In the center of the tray was a large bowl of soup, filled with tenderloin, chicken breast, mullet slices, tripe slices, etc. The aroma was really tempting.

Next to the soup bowl is a bowl of rice noodles slightly blanched in water. Covered in goose fat, the soup is piping hot but not steamy. Next to the two large bowls are plates of side dishes, including pea tips, leeks, coriander, shredded green onions, shredded grass sprouts, shredded ginger, etc.

Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together, thanked Mu Xiang, poured all the rice noodles and side dishes into the soup bowl, stirred it up with chopsticks and started eating.

The food tastes so delicious that I’m even a little greedy when I look at it.

Mu Xiang pursed her lips and smiled, and then she did the same to him. Zhu Zhen winked at Mu Xiang happily, because she understood his needs best.

The two finished making rice noodles with their heads facing each other and drank the soup. Zhu Zhen picked up the handkerchief and wiped his mouth and said, "Let's get down to business."

"Hey, the business is..." Yao Guangxiao patted his belly and said, "Fortunately, the poor monk has fulfilled his mission and has completed the task assigned by the prince."

"I'll tell you...what's the mission?" Zhu Zhen seemed to have amnesia.

Yao Guangxiao was extremely smart and instantly understood what Lao Liu meant. How could he talk about something like this that he could do but not say? I couldn't help but secretly feel ashamed that I was a little too excited.

He quickly smiled and said: "It's to promote Buddhism."

"Oh, it's to promote Buddhism." Zhu Zhen smiled and nodded: "How is the effect?"

"The effect is excellent. King Annan is a loyal follower of the monk, and he even appointed me as a national teacher." Yao Guang said filially.

"Oh, it's Imperial Master Annan. I'm disrespectful." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"To be precise, it's the Imperial Master of Dayue." Yao Guangxiao corrected.

"That's it. In short, congratulations to the master for fulfilling his long-cherished wish and having no regrets in life." Zhu Zhen smiled again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but it's a pity that I can't do it." Yao Guangxiao sighed.

"how?"

"The king has been deposed." Yao Guang said filially.

"Who crippled him?" Zhu Zhen raised his eyebrows, finally knowing why Yao Guangxiao was so excited.

"Hu Jiya!" Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice. Then he briefly reported Annan's situation to Zhu Zhen.

~~

As mentioned before, Annan is in a very dangerous state. Not only does it have strong enemies externally and separatist regimes internally, but the central government is also extremely unstable.

The power of the country is not in the hands of King Chen Riwei, because he was established by his uncle, King Chen Shuming. Although Chen Shuming abdicated due to political pressure, he has been unwilling to delegate power and is very wary of his nephew.

However, he was old and no longer had the energy to deal with the complicated situation in Annan, so he delegated power to his favorite general Hu Jiyou.

Of course, this is also a power tactic, to keep the conflict between Hu Jishen and the king, so that he, the supreme emperor, can stay aloof and not worry about losing power.

The development of the situation was as he expected at first. The conflict between the king and Hu Jima became more and more serious, and various overt and covert fights between the two sides continued. Hu Jisuo invited Taoist priests from heaven to preach Taoism, and the king invited monks from heaven to promote Buddhism.

It was at this time that Yao Guangxiao was sent to Annan by Zhu Zhen. Although it was difficult for him to join the establishment in the Ming Dynasty, going to Annan was a dimensionality reduction attack. The cultural foundation of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism was enough to deceive King Annan.

Originally, although Annan King Chen Riwei was full of resentment, he always only targeted Hu Jiyou. It was Yao Guangxiao who gave him some pointers after winning his trust and said——

"The reason why your Majesty cannot do anything to Hu Jiya is because there is someone who makes you unable to do anything, and the person who makes you unable to do anything is your real enemy."

"But that man is my uncle." Chen Riwei said with a fearful expression, "I don't dare to be his enemy."

"Then you will never be able to do anything to Hu Jiya." Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "And even if you kill 'Hu Ji Feo', as long as your uncle is still there, there will still be 'Hu Ya Fei' and 'Hu Goose Fei' Keep showing up and keep you a puppet forever.”

"..." Chen Riwei's face looked extremely ugly.

Yao Guangxiao brainwashed Chen Riwei every now and then. As time went by, the idea that the Supreme King was the mastermind behind the scenes was completely planted in his mind.

Until one day, Chen Riwei suddenly stepped back and asked: "Then how can we get rid of uncle?"

"Go in three steps." Yao Guangxiao gave him some advice: "First, secretly recruit a group of cronies and order them to be prepared to serve the king at any time; then transfer Hu Jiya out of Shenglong; finally, take the opportunity to organize cronies to bring the king to the throne. If he and his children and grandchildren are all sent to the West, great things will be accomplished!"